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What is the meaning of "تستقل" (tastaqill) as it appears in the Hadith: "The sun does not rise but that everything created by Allah glorifies Him with His praise, except for the devils and the foolish among the Children of Adam"?

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The aforementioned hadith was narrated by Ibn al-Sunni from Amr ibn Abasa and was graded as hasan by Al-Albani. "ما تستقل الشمس" means when the sun rises high and ascends. Everything glorifies Allah with His praise except for the devils and the foolish among humankind.

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